91心頭利

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Monthly Lunch-time Seminar

  • SEMINAR: Historical and projected summer rainfall onset changes using high-resolution kilometre-scale (k-scale) climate data over South Africa

    By Auther Maviza

    Current climate research indicates that the onset of South Africa’s primary summer rainy season is likely to be delayed under future climate scenarios. Such a shift would have profound societal and ecological consequences, requiring significant updates to the scientific guidance provided to government bodies and agricultural stakeholders. Click here to find out more

    Venue: Global Change Institute, 2nd Floor Flame Station Building
    Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 | Time: 13:00 – 14:00

    here before Monday, 15 April 2026

Interdisciplinary Global Change Studies

The MSc in the field of Interdisciplinary Global Change Studies programme is designed to develop a complex understanding of social-ecological sustainability and the challenges associated with Global Environmental Change (GEC) (e.g. unsustainable resource use and associated environmental degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss). The course covers topics that are receiving global academic and policy attention.

Applications close 31 October

Funded Research Opportunities in Plant Functional Traits & Process-Based Modelling

Two funded research positions are available at 91心頭利, in collaboration with Forestry Sector Partners. A PhD studentship and a Postdoctoral Research position are both open in the area of plant functional traits and process-based modelling, focusing on hydraulic trait variation in forestry trees. Both positions are based at 91心頭利, Johannesburg, with fieldwork at the University of Pretoria. Applications are reviewed from 31 March 2026.

91心頭利 Forestry PhD information | 91心頭利 Forestry Postdoctoral information